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DET
@LAA		2
4
CHW
@BOS		2
3
CLE
@KCR		4
2
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@MIN		5
1
TEX
@NYY		2
9
OAK
@SEA		3
5
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@TOR		2
3
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@ATL		12
5
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9
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@COL		6
1
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@FLA		3
5
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@MIL		4
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@PIT		4
1		 
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@SFG		3
4
HOU
@STL		2
3
Wednesday, August 26, 2009, 7:13PM
, Fenway Park
Attendance: 37,839, Time of Game: 2:29
White Sox
2
63-64
⇐ Lost 4 ⇒
 at Red Sox
3
73-53
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
W: Daniel Bard (1-1)
L: Tony Pena (6-5)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       1  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  0    2  7  0
Red Sox         0  1  0   0  0  1   0  0  1    3  7  1
Winning Run scored with 1 out

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jayson Nix 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .223 .758 11 10 -0.077 0.98 0.000 -0.077 -0.7 1 4
   Scott Podsednik PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 .298 .750 6 3 0.231 2.17 0.231 0.000 1.0 HR
   Brent Lillibridge 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .153 .437 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Gordon Beckham 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 .284 .821 19 13 0.092 1.28 0.131 -0.039 0.5 0 2 SB
A.J. Pierzynski C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .315 .815 12 7 -0.081 1.41 0.034 -0.116 -0.7 5 1 2B
Paul Konerko 1B 3 0 1 1 1 0 .278 .841 16 10 0.011 1.55 0.126 -0.115 0.6 11 0 3B
Jim Thome DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 .252 .883 9 9 -0.122 1.88 0.068 -0.190 -1.0 GDP
Jermaine Dye RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .264 .825 12 12 -0.182 1.78 0.000 -0.182 -1.2 0 0
Carlos Quentin LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .234 .773 12 9 -0.032 1.45 0.090 -0.122 -0.0 2 0 SB
Alex Rios CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 .258 .726 21 16 -0.088 1.29 0.037 -0.126 -0.6 3 0
Alexei Ramirez SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .271 .727 11 8 -0.162 1.98 0.000 -0.162 -1.1 3 3
Gavin Floyd P 0 1
   Matt Thornton P 0 0
   Tony Pena P 0 0
Team Totals 33 2 7 2 2 6 .212 .651 129 97 -0.410 1.52 0.717 -1.129 -3.1 25 11
2B: A Pierzynski (20, off T Wakefield).
3B: P Konerko (1, off T Wakefield).
HR: S Podsednik (5, off R Ramirez; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).
TB: S Podsednik 4; P Konerko 3; A Pierzynski 2; C Quentin; J Thome; A Rios; G Beckham.
GIDP: J Thome (8).
RBI: P Konerko (76); S Podsednik (39).
2-out RBI: P Konerko.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Nix-A Ramirez-P Konerko.
Baserunning
SB: G Beckham (6, 2nd base off R Ramirez/V Martinez); C Quentin (2, 2nd base off T Wakefield/V Martinez).

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jacoby Ellsbury CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .295 .746 20 12 -0.155 1.23 0.000 -0.155 -1.4 0 0 GDP
Dustin Pedroia 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .300 .821 11 8 -0.059 0.96 0.024 -0.083 -0.4 1 2
Victor Martinez C 3 0 0 0 1 0 .292 .854 22 12 -0.022 1.04 0.039 -0.061 0.1 6 0
Kevin Youkilis 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 .308 .981 11 10 -0.107 1.40 0.015 -0.122 -0.8 4 2
David Ortiz DH 4 2 2 2 0 2 .227 .768 23 15 0.426 1.39 0.514 -0.088 1.1 2·HR
Jason Bay LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .258 .903 10 6 0.006 0.96 0.055 -0.049 0.2 0 0 SB
J.D. Drew RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .258 .849 17 10 -0.073 0.75 0.000 -0.073 -0.8 2 0
Casey Kotchman 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .276 .752 15 10 -0.074 0.89 0.000 -0.074 -0.8 10 1
Alex Gonzalez SS 3 1 2 1 0 1 .219 .581 13 9 0.147 1.07 0.181 -0.034 0.9 4 5 HR
Tim Wakefield P 0 0
   Ramon Ramirez P 0 0
   Daniel Bard P 0 0
Team Totals 31 3 7 3 1 6 .226 .766 142 92 0.089 1.09 0.828 -0.739 -1.8 27 10
HR: D Ortiz 2 (22, 1 off G Floyd, 1 off T Pena; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF Line); A Gonzalez (5, off G Floyd; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
TB: D Ortiz 8; A Gonzalez 5; K Youkilis; J Bay; D Pedroia.
GIDP: J Ellsbury (11).
RBI: D Ortiz 2 (77); A Gonzalez (30).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 0 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Pedroia-A Gonzalez-C Kotchman.
E: V Martinez (5).
Baserunning
SB: J Bay (12, 2nd base off M Thornton/A Pierzynski).

Chicago White Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Gavin Floyd 6 5 2 2 1 4 2 3.95 23 105 67 40 12 15 10 8 4 0 57 0.096 0.97 1.4
Matt Thornton 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.54 7 31 21 15 1 5 2 4 1 0 0 0 0.164 1.20 1.1
Tony Pena, L (6-5) 0.1 1 1 1 0 1 1 4.50 2 6 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 -0.349 2.12 -0.7
Team Totals 8.1 7 3 3 1 6 3 3.24 32 142 92 56 15 21 12 13 5 0 57 0 0 -0.089 1.52 1.8

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Tim Wakefield 7 6 1 1 1 3 0 4.12 27 94 73 44 12 17 11 12 1 0 63 0.376 1.27 3.0
Ramon Ramirez, BS (3) 0.2 1 1 1 1 0 1 2.72 4 21 11 7 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 -0.208 2.36 -0.8
Daniel Bard, W (1-1) 1.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 3.63 4 14 13 6 5 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.242 2.23 1.0
Team Totals 9 7 2 2 2 6 1 2.00 35 129 97 57 19 21 13 14 1 0 63 1 0 0.410 1.09 3.1
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bob Davidson, 1B - Jeff Nelson, 2B - Tim Tschida, 3B - James Hoye.
Time of Game: 2:29.
Attendance: 37,839.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 79° F, Wind 13mph out to Rightfield, Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

Chicago White Sox         Boston Red Sox
1 Jayson Nix 2B 1 Jacoby Ellsbury CF
2 Gordon Beckham 3B 2 Dustin Pedroia 2B
3 A.J. Pierzynski C 3 Victor Martinez C
4 Paul Konerko 1B 4 Kevin Youkilis 3B
5 Jim Thome DH 5 David Ortiz DH
6 Jermaine Dye RF 6 Jason Bay LF
7 Carlos Quentin LF 7 J.D. Drew RF
8 Alex Rios CF 8 Casey Kotchman 1B
9 Alexei Ramirez SS 9 Alex Gonzalez SS
Gavin Floyd P Tim Wakefield P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b9 2-2 1 --- 2,(1-0)  R BOS D. Ortiz T. Pena 41% 100% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
t8 1-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  R CHW S. Podsednik R. Ramirez -23% 50% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
b6 1-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  R BOS A. Gonzalez G. Floyd 15% 73% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
b2 0-1 1 --- 7,(2-2)  R BOS D. Ortiz G. Floyd 10% 53% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
t1 0-0 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  R CHW P. Konerko T. Wakefield -10% 42% Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Beckham Scores

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Tim Wakefield facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHW J. Nix T. Wakefield 2% 52% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  CHW G. Beckham T. Wakefield -2% 50% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Front of Home)
t1 0-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CHW A. Pierzynski T. Wakefield 2% 52% Groundout: 1B-2B (Weak 2B); Beckham to 2B
t1 0-0 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  R CHW P. Konerko T. Wakefield -10% 42% Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Beckham Scores
t1 1-0 2 --3 1,(0-0)  O CHW J. Thome T. Wakefield 3% 46% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, White Sox' Gavin Floyd facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS J. Ellsbury G. Floyd -2% 43% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O BOS D. Pedroia G. Floyd -2% 41% Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
b1 0-1 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O BOS V. Martinez G. Floyd -1% 40% Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Red Sox' Tim Wakefield facing 6-7-8
t2 1-0 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O CHW J. Dye T. Wakefield 2% 43% Popfly: 3B (Weak SS-2B)
t2 1-0 1 --- 6,(1-2)  O CHW C. Quentin T. Wakefield 2% 44% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t2 1-0 2 --- 9,(2-2)  O CHW A. Rios T. Wakefield 1% 45% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, White Sox' Gavin Floyd facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O BOS K. Youkilis G. Floyd -3% 43% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
b2 0-1 1 --- 7,(2-2)  R BOS D. Ortiz G. Floyd 10% 53% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
b2 1-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O BOS J. Bay G. Floyd -2% 51% Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
b2 1-1 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O BOS J. Drew G. Floyd -1% 50% Groundout: P-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Red Sox' Tim Wakefield facing 9-1-2
t3 1-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O CHW A. Ramirez T. Wakefield 3% 53% Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
t3 1-1 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHW J. Nix T. Wakefield 2% 55% Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
t3 1-1 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHW G. Beckham T. Wakefield 1% 56% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, White Sox' Gavin Floyd facing 8-9-1
b3 1-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O BOS C. Kotchman G. Floyd -3% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
b3 1-1 1 --- 3,(0-2)  BOS A. Gonzalez G. Floyd 3% 56% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b3 1-1 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  OO BOS J. Ellsbury G. Floyd -6% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Red Sox' Tim Wakefield facing 3-4-5
t4 1-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHW A. Pierzynski T. Wakefield 3% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 1-1 1 --- 4,(3-0)  CHW P. Konerko T. Wakefield -3% 50% Walk
t4 1-1 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  OO CHW J. Thome T. Wakefield 6% 56% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, White Sox' Gavin Floyd facing 2-3-4
b4 1-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O BOS D. Pedroia G. Floyd -3% 53% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b4 1-1 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O BOS V. Martinez G. Floyd -2% 51% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 1-1 2 --- 2,(0-1)  BOS K. Youkilis G. Floyd 2% 53% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b4 1-1 2 1-- 7,(2-2)  O BOS D. Ortiz G. Floyd -3% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Red Sox' Tim Wakefield facing 6-7-8
t5 1-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHW J. Dye T. Wakefield 3% 53% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t5 1-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  CHW C. Quentin T. Wakefield -3% 50% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
t5 1-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  CHW A. Rios T. Wakefield -6% 44% Quentin Steals 2B; Quentin to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
t5 1-1 1 --3 3,(2-0)  O CHW A. Rios T. Wakefield 8% 52% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t5 1-1 2 --3 2,(0-1)  O CHW A. Ramirez T. Wakefield 5% 57% Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, White Sox' Gavin Floyd facing 6-7-8
b5 1-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O BOS J. Bay G. Floyd -3% 54% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b5 1-1 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O BOS J. Drew G. Floyd -2% 52% Strikeout Swinging
b5 1-1 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O BOS C. Kotchman G. Floyd -2% 50% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Red Sox' Tim Wakefield facing 1-2-3
t6 1-1 0 --- 6,(1-2)  O CHW J. Nix T. Wakefield 4% 54% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t6 1-1 1 --- 8,(2-2)  O CHW G. Beckham T. Wakefield 3% 56% Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
t6 1-1 2 --- 3,(2-0)  CHW A. Pierzynski T. Wakefield -3% 53% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
t6 1-1 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  O CHW P. Konerko T. Wakefield 5% 58% Popfly: 1B (Short 1B Line)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, White Sox' Gavin Floyd facing 9-1-2
b6 1-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  R BOS A. Gonzalez G. Floyd 15% 73% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
b6 2-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O BOS J. Ellsbury G. Floyd -2% 71% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
b6 2-1 1 --- 4,(2-1)  BOS D. Pedroia G. Floyd 2% 73% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
b6 2-1 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  BOS V. Martinez G. Floyd 3% 77% Walk; Pedroia to 2B
b6 2-1 1 12- 2,(0-1)  O BOS K. Youkilis G. Floyd -3% 73% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF); Pedroia to 3B
b6 2-1 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  BOS D. Ortiz G. Floyd 1% 74% Defensive Indifference; Martinez to 2B
b6 2-1 2 -23 7,(3-2)  O BOS D. Ortiz G. Floyd -6% 68% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Red Sox' Tim Wakefield facing 5-6-7
t7 1-2 0 --- 3,(0-2)  CHW J. Thome T. Wakefield -7% 61% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t7 1-2 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O CHW J. Dye T. Wakefield 6% 68% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
t7 1-2 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O CHW C. Quentin T. Wakefield 6% 73% Popfly: 3B (Short 3B Line)
t7 1-2 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  CHW A. Rios T. Wakefield -4% 70% Single to CF (Line Drive); Thome to 2B
t7 1-2 2 12- 3,(0-2)  O CHW A. Ramirez T. Wakefield 8% 78% Popfly: SS (Short LF Line)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, White Sox' Matt Thornton facing 6-7-8
Matt Thornton replaces Gavin Floyd pitching
b7 2-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  BOS J. Bay M. Thornton 3% 81% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
b7 2-1 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  BOS J. Drew M. Thornton 3% 84% Bay Steals 2B
b7 2-1 0 -2- 7,(3-2)  O BOS J. Drew M. Thornton -4% 80% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
b7 2-1 1 -2- 4,(0-2)  O BOS C. Kotchman M. Thornton -3% 76% Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
b7 2-1 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O BOS A. Gonzalez M. Thornton -3% 73% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Red Sox' Ramon Ramirez facing 1-2-3
Ramon Ramirez replaces Tim Wakefield pitching
Scott Podsednik pinch hits for Jayson Nix (2B) batting 1st
t8 1-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  R CHW S. Podsednik R. Ramirez -23% 50% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
t8 2-2 0 --- 5,(3-1)  CHW G. Beckham R. Ramirez -7% 43% Walk
t8 2-2 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O CHW A. Pierzynski R. Ramirez 7% 50% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
t8 2-2 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  CHW P. Konerko R. Ramirez -4% 46% Beckham Steals 2B
t8 2-2 1 -2- 6,(2-2)  O CHW P. Konerko R. Ramirez 6% 52% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Beckham to 3B
Daniel Bard replaces Ramon Ramirez pitching
t8 2-2 2 --3 3,(0-2)  O CHW J. Thome D. Bard 9% 61% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, White Sox' Matt Thornton facing 1-2-3
Brent Lillibridge replaces Scott Podsednik (PH) playing 2B batting 1st
b8 2-2 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O BOS J. Ellsbury M. Thornton -5% 57% Lineout: LF (Short LF)
b8 2-2 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O BOS D. Pedroia M. Thornton -4% 53% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b8 2-2 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O BOS V. Martinez M. Thornton -3% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Red Sox' Daniel Bard facing 6-7-8
t9 2-2 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHW J. Dye D. Bard 6% 56% Strikeout Swinging
t9 2-2 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHW C. Quentin D. Bard 5% 61% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t9 2-2 2 --- 6,(1-2)  O CHW A. Rios D. Bard 4% 65% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, White Sox' Tony Pena facing 4-5-6
Tony Pena replaces Matt Thornton pitching
b9 2-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS K. Youkilis T. Pena -6% 59% Strikeout Swinging
b9 2-2 1 --- 2,(1-0)  R BOS D. Ortiz T. Pena 41% 100% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Red Sox 3.

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